Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-07-22

TIER, PA. FRIDAY
| THE FIAT HAS GONE FORTH.
DR.. MCGlynn's Formal EX-
! Communication Published.
New YORK, July 1O-The eccle-
siastical sword so long uplifted over
the head OF the Rev DR.. Edward
McGlynn has at last descended. The
tat has gone forth, and yesterday
morning he was eXcommunicated
within the full meaning of the word.
He is deprived Of the rights and sac
raments Of the Catholic Church, for
hidden to take in the services or pray
er Of that religion, in which he has
ministered for nearly 80 years, and
it is ordered that should he persevere
in the same course as heretofore, he
will suffer the dread penalty of being
deprived of Christian burial when he
dies.
The accommodation is in the
form of an official letter written by
Archbishop Corrigan pursuant to the
power vested in him, directed to "the
faithful clergy and laity of the arch
diocese" 1t is short document and
speaks for itself As the letter from
the pope, recently published, ordered
the communication to be published
in the journ ais, it was accordingly
sent to the Catholic Neaos, which, in
its edition of this morning, gives the
letter as follows:
To The Very Reverend Clergy and
Faithful LaitY of The Archdio-
cese Of Neao York:
Be it known that on the 4th day of
May, 1887, the sacred congregation
Of the Propaganda admonished Rev.
DR.. Edward McGlynn, late rector of
St. Stephens Church, this city, that
he had already rendered himself liza
BILE to ecclesiastical censure by DISC
beying the positive command of the
sovereign pontiff, given January II.
Wishing, however, to deal leniently
with him, the sacred congregation, re-
framing from infiicting censure, and
Offering him further opportunity to
be heard in his own behalf, gave him
final peremptory orders to present
himself at Rome within 40 days from
receipt of letters containing such or
der, under pain of communication
to be incurred ipso facto Ell non,ina-
tam.
This letter was duly delivered to
Rev. Dr. McGlynn, and as he allowed
the days of grace to pass unheeded it
has become our sad duty to notify
him he has incurred by his own act
this penalty of accommodation by
name, whereby he is cut off from the
communion of the church, from its
sacraments and participation in its
prayers, and, should he persevere in
his contumacy, deprived of the right
after death to Christian burial. 1t
has become also our duty to declare
to the clergy and laity of our charge,
which we do by these letters, that
Rev. DR.. Edward McGlynn is excom-
municated nominatim with all the
penalties attached to this censure by
the canons of the church.
MICHAEL AUGUSTINE,
Archbishop of New York.
G. Il MCDONALD, Secretary.
New YORK, July 8, 1887.
DR.. McGlynn was found last night
in Henry Georges Office in close con-
sultation with that gentleman. "Have
you received any communication or
letter from the archbishop on the sub
ject since your return to the city?
was asked DR.. McGlynn evaded
the question by saying that the mail
that haG accumulated at Cooper In
stitute and at the Astor House, had
been fully scanned by him. and such
letter was not in either lot.
"Did you receive any letter what
ever from the archbishop on the sub
jcct?"
81 prefer not to answer any more
questions" he replied wearily. /
prefer to remain silent. All the gos-
sip about this matter has invariably
come from the Archiepiscopal palace.
| have had absolutely nothing to say
concerning it. AS | understand it,
the press has learned from some
source that | had not read or obeyed |
either the letter Of suspension or the
letter directing my attendance at
Rome. The fact is that | did read
the order of suspension, and that l
obeyed it Immediately. | have not
been officially informed Of my excom-
munication. ! can attend church.
and it will be the duty of priest |
who knows that am excommunicat-
ed to deny me the sacraments of the
church. But | cannot see how my !
social position will be interfered |
with"
ais there any similarity between
your case and that Of Pere Hya-
cinthe?"
mo, sir, none in the least. That |
is, the similc should not be carried to |
the extent made out and stated so |
freely. | have no intention Of marry
ing, as he did Nothing is further
from my mind. | have too distinct |
recollection of my vows as a priest.
| took them with full recollection Of
all they intended, and / propose to
continue their observance so far as | !
am permitted to do 80 by the super
iora in Tho church ,,
"Have you ever known the Pope,
as the head of the church, to make
any retraction or to fail in doing any
thing it had determined on?"
A quiet smile stole over the depos-
ed PASTORS face, as he replied that he
knew of several such cases. "Take
that of the Archbishop of Dublin"
he replied "When the Irish church
arose as one man and protested
against the appointment of Archbish-
op Moran to the position, when he
reached Rome, practically to receive
the appointment, they did not give it
IN him hut rnpa III hi m VIZ h a ca rdip |